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Science Finally Has a Good Idea about Why We Stutter

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The Causes of Stuttering

Researchers have found that stuttering stems from a glitch in the normal circuit that initiates speech. Interruptions anywhere along this articulation pathway can impair the utterance and create something like a stutter. They presented their findings at the meeting of the acoustical society of America.

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